| Data Item | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Asia | 26.80 | 25.60 | 25.50 | 24.50 | 24.60 | 23.30 | 22.80 | 21.80 | 19.80 | 18.60 | 17.50 | 15.70 | 13.60 | 12.40 | 11.20 | 10.00 | 9.30 | 8.90 | 8.20 | 8.60 | 8.20 | 8.30 | 8.10 | 8.00 | 7.60 | 7.70 | 7.20 | 6.90 | 6.70 | 6.50 | 6.40 | 6.30 | 6.20 | 5.90 | 5.80 | 5.60 | 5.40 |
The data illustrate the percentage of populations living on $1 a day (or less), measured in 1987 dollars, between 1970-2006.
Source: Maxim Pinkovskiy and Xavier Sala-i-Martin, NBER Working Paper No. 15433